Scam of making Aadhar cards through forgery busted
Those arrested were Ravi Dhadaniya (26), Haresh Sakariya (44), Bipin alias Vishal Chowtiya (36), Jugesh Besra (32), Sarthak Borad (29), and Dhanpal Boricha (28). Fifty eight forged documents were seized.
They targeted people who lacked valid documents required for Aadhaar updates, such as name or address changes. They used PAN cards, marriage certificates, birth certificates, and government gazette documents—editing them to make necessary changes appear legitimate.
DCP (Crime) Dr Parthrajsinh Gohil said the Aadhaar-related services were being offered at an office named Shivam Infotechon Raiya Road.
Sarthak and Dhanpal had obtained permissions to run a public service centre, which had been operational for the past 18 months years at Shivam Infotech. Bipin and Jugesh would scan the original documents and use software such as Paint and Aadhaar Magic to edit key details. These tampered documents were then uploaded to the Aadhaar portal as genuine.
Ravi and Haresh were responsible for bringing in customers who wanted updates to their Aadhaar cards.
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